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NEWS POLITICS
Reform councillors question allowance increase

Reform’s leader in Powys says his group will use a rise in councillors’ salaries to ‘benefit residents in their wards’.

5 days ago

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Senedd rejects Conservative calls for £660m tax cuts

Senedd members voted down Conservative calls to cut taxes for 1.7 million people in Wales.

1 week ago

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Newtown councillor steps down from Cabinet

A Newtown county councillor has stepped down from Powys County Council’s Cabinet due to medical reasons.

1 week ago

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New council leader elected

Liberal Democrat nominee Cllr Jake Berriman comfortably won a vote to become Powys Council leader and take over the role from Cllr James Gibson-Watt.

1 week ago

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Postpone post-16 changes say councillor

Calls have been made to withdraw plans to reorganise sixth forms in Powys until more options are put on the table.

1 week ago

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Councillor salary increases by £1,105

Powys county councillors will all receive an inflation-busting 5.92 per cent salary increase this year.

1 week ago

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Older people’s voices ‘must be heard’ on bus reforms

The older people’s commissioner for Wales warned people could be denied a meaningful say about a major shake-up of bus services due to a tight timetable for scrutiny.

1 week ago

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Senedd demands action on nature loss

Senedd members called for urgent action to tackle the “frightening reality” of nature loss in Wales, with legally binding biodiversity targets still four years away.

2 weeks ago

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County Council Leader to resign next week

Liberal Democrat councillor James Gibson-Watt the leader of Powys County Council will step down from the role at next week.

2 weeks ago

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Councillors question pothole claim publicity

More needs to be done by Powys County Council to highlight how drivers can make compensation claims for vehicle damage due to potholes, a senior councillor has said.

2 weeks ago

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Powys could be forced to use reserves over NI costs

Powys County Council could be forced to dip into funds its squirrelled away for a rainy day to pay higher staff National Insurance (NI) costs that have come into force.

2 weeks ago

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New revised day opportunities described as "hazy".

A new model of delivering day care in Powys has been described as “hazy and nebulous” by a senior councillor.

1 month ago

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School govenors could be asked to do more

Schools individual identities could be lost in Powys so that governing bodies can oversee more than one school and address the shortage of volunteers for the vital role.

1 month ago

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Montgomeryshire MS charged with gambling offences

Montgomeryshire Member of the Senedd, Russell George MS, has been formally charged with an offence under the Gambling Act 2005 following a high-profile investigation by the Gambling Commission into alleged betting irregularities linked to the timing of the 2024 UK General Election.

1 month ago

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£1.6 million to be spent on school security

As part of attempts to address concerns raised by the scathing Estyn inspection report into Powys council’s education service, £1.6 million will be spent on upgrading school security.

1 month ago

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Apology over failure to sell enough assets

A senior county councillor has apologised for failing to come anywhere near hitting a target to raise £10 million a year for Powys County Council by selling off land and assets.

1 month ago

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County Council set for budget surplus

Finance chiefs at Powys County Council are pleased with the 2024/2025 budget position as it stood at the end of February.

1 month ago

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Special meeting to discuss education scheduled

It has been confirmed that an extraordinary council meeting to discuss another damning report into education standards in Powys will take place on Thursday, April 10.

1 month ago

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Senedd petition launched over health changes

Health campaigner and Powys County Council’s anti-poverty champion Cllr Joy Jones has set up a Senedd petition in a bid to prevent Powys patients being treated like “second class citizens.”

1 month ago

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Calls to sack education chief after damming report

Calls for sacking Liberal Democrat cabinet member for education, Cllr Pete Roberts have been made by Powys opposition councillors.

1 month ago

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Secondary school standards risk

A risk that the standard of education in Powys secondary schools is plummeting has been escalated to a council wide strategic register.

1 month ago

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Senedd supports ‘scores on the doors’ for care homes

The Senedd supported plans to introduce inspection ratings for care homes, with service providers set to be required to publish “scores on the doors”.

1 month ago

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Council to pull £432k from reserves

An accounting blunder means council has to dip into reserves - before the financial year even begins!

1 month ago

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Bid to get extraordinary meeting blocked

Rejecting calls to pause the imminent introduction of booking and payment charges at Powys recycling centres so that the changes can be discussed by councillors has been called “stubborn and short sighted” by opposition leaders.

2 months ago

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POWYS: £5,000 councillors grant

Each one of Powys County Council’s 68 councillors will receive £5,000 to spend on anti-poverty projects in their ward.

2 months ago

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Councillors call for extraordinary meeting

An extraordinary meeting of Powys County Council has been called for by Independent councillors to discuss scrapping the controversial recycling centre booking system.

2 months ago

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Dentist reform needed says MS

Montgomeryshire Senedd Member, Russell George, has said he shares the concern of the British Dental Association (BDA) that the current reform plans to dentists in Wales will not address the lack of dentists in rural Wales.

2 months ago

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Battle of the motions!

Town councillors are set for a heated debate at its upcoming full council meeting on Monday, March 24th, as councillors prepare to discuss two special motions aimed at reversing a controversial decision regarding meeting accessibility.

2 months ago

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Town council 'closes' bridge restoration project

The Town Council has officially concluded its project to explore funding for the restoration of Newtown’s historic Long Bridge.

2 months ago

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Event procurement in audit spotlight

Town councillors are set to discuss its 2024/25 interim internal audit report tonight, with particular focus on procurement concerns related to last year’s Kicking Off Christmas event.

2 months ago

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NEWS POLITICS
County council to stop using B&Bs for homeless provision

An aspiration to stop using bed and breakfast (B&Bs) accommodation to put up homeless people, has been revealed by a senior councillor.

2 months ago

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NEWS POLITICS
County councillors set for allowance increase

Powys county councillors are poised to receive a substantial 5.92% boost in their basic allowance, according to the independent body which sets councillors pay across Wales.

2 months ago

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NEWS POLITICS
20mph changes still in discussion

Talks on which Powys roads could revert back to 30mph from the controversial 20 mph speed limit is still ongoing, the council has revealed.

2 months ago

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NEWS POLITICS
New Senedd constituencies confirmed

Final plans for 16 new “super constituencies” have been unveiled ahead of the next Senedd election in a little over a year.

2 months ago

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NEWS POLITICS
Councillors back road safety call

A motion calling for action to make Powys roads safer, especially for motor cyclists, has been unanimously backed by councillors from right across the political spectrum.

2 months ago

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NEWS POLITICS CRIME
Local leaders respond to town centre knife attack

Community leaders have voiced their concerns following a knife attack in Newtown town centre on Friday evening, which left an 18-year-old in hospital and saw a 16-year-old arrested.

2 months ago

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